97pts Vinous

Graphite, lavender, mint, licorice and plums literally jump out of the glass in the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. Vibrant and powerful in the glass, the 2013 is endowed with striking nuance for a wine of its size. The wine's explosive energy is compelling, but it will be a number of years before the 2013 is ready to drink. It is pretty magical at this early stage just the same.

95pts Robert Parker

Celebrating its 40th anniversary vintage, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Stag’s Leap Vineyard (S.L.V.) Estate-Grown may be one of the all-time great offerings from Stag’s Leap Vineyard. It’s not easy to say after 40 years of achievement, but it is certainly a candidate for one of the finest Stags Leap Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons ever made, particularly under this moniker (We have to exclude the Cask 23 and the Fay Vineyard.) Opulent, with fabulous texture, a dense purple color, great blueberry and blackcurrant fruit with spice and flowers, this is sexy Cabernet Sauvignon that should drink beautifully for another 20 years or more. The balance is sensational.

93pts Decanter

A ‘power year’ for Napa, says winemaker Marcus Notaro, this warm vintage with a dry start contributes to this wine’s powerful, hearty structure. All candied fruits on the nose – dark berried, condensed and concentrated – and completed on the fruitcake palate. The wine has a taut structure, with steeped tea-like tannins, drying still but equally contributing to a rush of acidity that washes the dark fruit flavours over and through the palate. A big wine offering enormous pleasure. Drinking now, with the capacity to keep driving for 25 years.

92pts Wine Enthusiast

Marking the producer's 40th vintage since the success of the Paris Tasting, this continues the thread of power and grace, combining bright, dusty red currant and chocolate-covered cherry within soft, integrated tannin. Full bodied, it has a velvety touch to the texture and noticeable structure.